Example sentences of "[coord] he [vb past] me [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Of course , all theatrical activities came to an abrupt halt ; but Guthrie was not prepared to accept what seemed like being the total demise of Sadler 's Wells Opera , and proposed sending a small touring group of the company round the provinces and he offered me a small contract . |
2 | We spent the morning raking gently , and he told me a long and obscene story about a girl called Tina Jelly from Aldershot . |
3 | But Lindner said yesterday : ‘ I talked to Doug Laughton this afternoon and he told me a two-year contract was in the mail and everything was fine . ’ |
4 | And he sent me a lovely Mother 's Day card |
5 | And he brought me an American train , complete with a cowcatcher and a figure-eight track . |
6 | ‘ I thought he was laughing at me , that he did n't want to see me , but then he stopped me and he made me a little bow , just like a real gentleman , and gave me a present , as if he did care . |
7 | We rose and he took me a short distance to Bread Street . |
8 | His eyes opened and he gave me a weak smile . |
9 | And he gave me a bad ticket , bastard . |
10 | ‘ And he gave me a big cuddle even though I 'm 16 , which made me feel tons better straight away . ’ |
11 | ‘ And he gave me a big cuddle even though I 'm 16 , which made me feel tons better straight away . ’ |
12 | But Basil encouraged and even found some tiny portion of my painting which could be developed though he agreed that I might copy more easily than imagine and he gave me a mounted butterfly to draw . |
13 | I 'd go for it if I were you , ’ he said , and he gave me a little peck on the cheek . |
14 | And he gave me a little master glass in cinema acting which I 've never forgotten |
15 | who is a tough and widely experienced chap and he gave me a few more ideas to mull over . |
16 | Finally , he declared low ; I declared both ways ; and he showed me a concealed three . |
17 | I paid the hostel owner three thousand intis for the last time and he handed me the neat slip , carefully signed and stamped twice : ‘ Hostal America PAGADO . ’ |
18 | I was certain he did n't know I was following him , but he led me a pretty dance almost as if he was trying to lose me . |
19 | One eveing I dared to stretch out my hand to his plate , but he struck me a sharp blow over the back of my fingers . |
20 | But he gave me a good smile and a big goodbye when I left him so . |
21 | But he gave me a hard time . |